Top 100 Music Albums of 1982
by 
Norman Bates 
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- Chart updated: 10/16/2025 20:15
- (Created: 05/08/2012 18:36).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 05/08/2012]
[First added to this chart: 05/08/2012]
Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
5,752
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[First added to this chart: 05/08/2012]
[First added to this chart: 05/08/2012]
Year of Release:
1982
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1,572
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Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
707
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1982 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Television Personalities | 2 | 2% | |
| Orange Juice | 2 | 2% | |
| The Fall | 2 | 2% | |
| Klaus Nomi | 1 | 1% | |
| 23 Skidoo | 1 | 1% | |
| The Legendary Pink Dots | 1 | 1% | |
| Bad Brains | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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44 | 44% | |
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33 | 33% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1982 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 1 from 64th to 63rdPornography by The Cure |
| Up 1 from 63rd to 62ndSilence & Wisdom by Deux Filles |
| Up 1 from 62nd to 61stThe Sky's Gone Out by Bauhaus |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 61 from 3rd to 64thThe Days Of Wine And Roses by The Dream Syndicate |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 08/25/2022 23:56 |  MadhattanJack | 297 | 86/100 | |
| 05/07/2021 13:33 | jackq | 273 | 92/100 | |
| 05/03/2020 06:31 | DJENNY | 4,338 | 100/100 | |
| 02/15/2014 20:07 | PauloPaz | 1,759 | 89/100 | |
| 11/04/2013 20:57 | JusticeDone | 424 | 96/100 |
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From MadhattanJack 08/26/2022 00:01 | #288927
MadhattanJack 08/26/2022 00:01 | #288927
It seems like a lot of bands/artists didn't put much of anything out in 1982, including a lot of my personal favorites, even though they were active around that time... but you've managed to find and rank just about all of them anyway. Nice!
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From Norman Bates 10/23/2012 06:30 | #53182
Norman Bates 10/23/2012 06:30 | #53182
It's great fun, believe me.
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